What are some movies that failed despite their good director, source material, music, cast, etc.
| by Anonymous | reply 26 | January 1, 2023 11:53 AM |
Any movie with a ton of stars will inevitably suck
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | December 31, 2022 5:35 PM |
The recent Amsterdam disaster got some attention due to the cast and other bona fides. It was awful. Not sure that's a good example, because I'm not sure what expected of it.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | December 31, 2022 5:36 PM |
The Medusa Touch (1978)
Directed by a seasoned Shakespearean director and based on a best selling novel
A great cast including Richard Burton, Lee Remick, Lino Ventura, Jeremy Brett, Marie-Christine Barrault, Alan Badel, Harry Andrews, Derek Jacobi, and Michael Hordern
Yet, a terribly boring movie with bad performances
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | December 31, 2022 5:40 PM |
Evening (2007). It was boring, dull, and overacted. Over produced.
Directed by Lajos Koltai, who worked with the legendary Istvan Szabo
Based on a novel
Starring Meryl Streep, Vanessa Redgrave, Toni Collette, Natasha Richardson, Claire Danes, Mamie Gummer, Eileen Atkins, Hugh Dancy, Patrick Wilson, Barry Bostwick, and Glenn Close
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | December 31, 2022 5:47 PM |
R7 Wrong. CLEOPATRA is a great film!
LIZ TAYLOR. RICHARD BURTON. REX HARRISON. GEORGE COLE. MARTIN LANDUA. HUME CRONYN. MICHAEL HORDERN. FRANCESCA ANNIS. ROBERT STEPHENS. DOUGLAS WILMER. AND RODDY MCDOWALL
It was 1963 not 1962. Oh Dear!
Have some CLASS R7!!
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | December 31, 2022 5:55 PM |
Xanadu
Heavily hyped prior to release in print, TV and radio.
US Double platinum soundtrack with Olivia Newton-John and ELO.
Olivia had 3 hit singles from the soundtrack “Magic”, “Xanadu” and “Suddenly”
ELO had a couple of moderate hits from the soundtrack too. “I’m Alive” and “All Over The World”.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | December 31, 2022 5:58 PM |
R8 Even Elizabeth hated “Cleopatra”. It was a soap opera script.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | December 31, 2022 6:04 PM |
Xanadu really is terrible. I know some people love it for the music and the camp value. But, IMO, it's just a bad movie.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | December 31, 2022 6:06 PM |
I love the Xanadu soundtrack but I’ve never been able to sit through the entire movie. So bad
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | December 31, 2022 7:15 PM |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
I like it more now (after watching a few times.) But back in 1997 I just remember being devastated at the squandered potential.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | December 31, 2022 7:32 PM |
I’ve seen Xanadu well over a dozen times. I have a sentimental attachment to the film while recognize its awfulness. I watched it most recently when ONJ died, and I’d never loved it more.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | December 31, 2022 7:37 PM |
Andy Gibb was supposed to costar with ONJ in 'Xanadu' - which is why she signed up for it. The soundtrack would have been him, ONJ and ELO. But the producers dropped him because of his drug problem back then - they didn't want to take a chance on him and his erratic behavior and potential 'absences' which would cost them money. They went with the cardboard Michael Beck.
I think Gibb would've saved the box office.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | January 1, 2023 5:18 AM |
"New York, New York" - Minnelli, DeNiro, Scorsese = BIG FLOP.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | January 1, 2023 5:19 AM |
New York, New York failed *because* of its parts, r17.
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | January 1, 2023 5:26 AM |
Didn’t know that, R16. And I completely agree with you.
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | January 1, 2023 5:51 AM |
I was watching the latest (OVERLY LONG) James Bond movie 🎥 Saturday- it was a piece of crap.
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | January 1, 2023 6:24 AM |
R8- Thank you.
Cleopatra gave us the line, "My breasts are full of love and life."
It is beyond criticism.
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | January 1, 2023 7:11 AM |
Pariah (2011)
C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005)
Saved! (2004)
Secretary (2002)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Bulworth (1998)
Marvin's Room (1996)
Strange Days (1995)
Home For The Holidays (1995)
Safe Passage (1994)
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Heart and Souls (1993)
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
A Home of Our Own (1993)
House of Cards (1993)
CrissCross (1992)
FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
Newsies (1992)
Of Mice and Men (1992)
For the Boys (1991)
SoapDish (1991)
Naked Lunch (1991)
Married to It (1991)
Toy Soldiers (1991)
Cadence (1990)
Memphis Belle (1990)
Crazy People (1990)
Mermaids (1990)
The Long Walk Home (1990)
Tremors (1990)
Nightbreed (1990)
Pump Up the Volume (1990)
Troop Beverly Hills (1989)
Slaves of New York (1989)
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
Longtime Companion (1989)
Say Anything... (1989)
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
She's Having a Baby (1988)
Talk Radio (1988)
Lady in White (1988)
Heathers (1988)
Ironweed (1987)
Maurice (1987)
Baby Boom (1987)
Spaceballs (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
Labyrinth (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Lucas (1986)
Explorers (1985)
D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)
The Black Cauldron (1985)
Follow That Bird (1985)
Clue (1985)
Ladyhawke (1985)
Legend (1985)
Enemy Mine (1985)
Paris, Texas (1985)
Brazil (1985)
Dune (1984)
Swing Shift (1984)
Videodrome (1983)
Cat People (1982)
The World According to Garp (1982)
The Dark Crystal (1982)
The Last Unicorn (1982)
Time Square (1980) Repo Man (1983)
Blade Runner (1982)
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | January 1, 2023 10:29 AM |
[quote] Blade Runner (1982)
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an 89% approval rating based on 126 reviews, with an average rating of 8.50/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Misunderstood when it first hit theaters, the influence of Ridley Scott's mysterious, neo-noir Blade Runner has deepened with time. A visually remarkable, achingly human sci-fi masterpiece." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 84 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | January 1, 2023 11:46 AM |
r24
Budget $30 million
Box office $41.6 million
| by Anonymous | reply 26 | January 1, 2023 11:53 AM |
